The Karnataka Management Aptitude Test, commonly known as the KMAT exam, is an exam conducted by the Karnataka Post Graduate Private Colleges Association (KPPGCA) once a year. The exam is conducted to select eligible and qualified candidates for admission to various MBA programmes. KMAT registration for the upcoming exam is expected to begin soon.
The KMAT exam score is accepted in more than 135 AICTE-approved top business schools in the state of Karnataka. We shall be discussing the participating colleges in this blog.
Name of the Exam | Karnataka Management Aptitude Test (KMAT) |
Examination Conducting Body | Karnataka Post Graduate Private Colleges Association (KPPGCA) |
Level of Exam | National-level entrance exam |
Mode of Application | Online |
Duration of the Examination | 120 minutes (2 hours) |
Type of Question | Multiple choice questions (MCQs) |
Total Number of Questions | 120 |
Language of the Examination | English |
Official Website | www.kmatindia.com |
KMAT List of Participating Colleges
More than 170 top-rated business schools in the state of Karnataka accept the KMAT exam score for admission into various MBA programmes. To prepare and apply for admission into colleges through the KMAT exam, refer to the list of colleges given below for more details.
Sl. No. | College Name | Location |
1 | A. J. Institute of Management | Mangaluru |
2 | Acharya Bangaluru B-School | Bengaluru |
3 | Acharya Institute of Technology | Bengaluru |
4 | Adarsh Institute of Management and Information Technology | Bengaluru |
5 | Adichunchanagiri Institute of Technology | Chikmagalur |
6 | Aditya Institute of Management and Research | Bengaluru |
7 | Administrative Management College | Bengaluru |
8 | AIMS Institute | Bengaluru |
9 | Alliance University | Bengaluru |
10 | Allum Karibasappa Institute of Management | Ballari |
11 | Amc Engineering College | Bengaluru |
12 | Anjuman Institute of Technology And Management | Bhatkal |
13 | Annapoorna Institute of Management Research | Sankeshwar |
14 | Aims IBS Business School | Bengaluru |
15 | Atria Institute of Technology | Bengaluru |
16 | AVK Institute of Management | Bengaluru |
17 | B.M.S College of Engineering | Bengaluru |
18 | B.V.V. Sangha’s Institute Of Management Studies | Bagalkote |
19 | Ballari Institute of Technology and Management | Ballari |
20 | Bangalore Institute of Management Studies | Bengaluru |
21 | Bapuji B Schools | Davangere |
22 | Bapuji Institute of Engineering and Technology | Davangere |
23 | Basaveshwara Engineering College (ATNMS) Bagalkot | Bagalkot |
24 | Bharatesh Education Trust (Global Business School) | Belagavi |
25 | Bhavan’s Priyamvada Birla Institute of Management | Mysuru |
26 | Bheemanna Khandre Institute of Technology | Bidar |
27 | BLDE Associations AS Patil College of Commerce | Vijayapur |
28 | BNM Institute of Technology | Bengaluru |
29 | Brindavan College | Bengaluru |
30 | Channabasaveshwara Institute of Technology | Tumakuru |
31 | Chetan Business School Institute of Management and Research | Unkal Hubli |
32 | City College | Bengaluru |
33 | College of Business Management and Commerce- Srinivas University | Mangaluru |
34 | Community Institute of Management Studies | Bengaluru |
35 | Dayananda Sagar Academy of Technology and Management | Bengaluru |
36 | Dayananda Sagar College of Arts, Science and Commerce | Bengaluru |
37 | Don Bosco Institute of Bio-Sciences and Management Studies | Bengaluru |
38 | Don Bosco Institute Of Technology | Bengaluru |
39 | Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade Institute of Management Studies and Research | Dharwad |
40 | Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Management Studies | Bengaluru |
41 | East West College of Management | Bengaluru |
42 | East West Institute of Technology | Bengaluru |
43 | Faculty of Business Studies- Sharnbasva University | Kalaburgi |
44 | GIBS B School | Bengaluru |
45 | Global Academy of Technology | Bengaluru |
46 | Global Business School | Hubali |
47 | Global Institute of Management Sciences | Bengaluru |
48 | Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women | Mysuru |
49 | GT Institute of Management Studies and Research | Bengaluru |
50 | Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College | Bidar |
51 | Gitam School of Business | Bengaluru |
52 | Haranahalli Ramaswamy Institute of Higher Education | Hassan |
52 | HKBK College of Engineering | Bengaluru |
53 | International School of Management Excellence | Bengaluru |
54 | IBMR Institute of Business Management and Research | Hubli |
55 | Institute of Health Management Research | Bengaluru |
56 | IFIM Business School | Bengaluru |
57 | Indian Academy School of MGT Studies | Bengaluru |
58 | Indian Institute of Plantation Management | Bengaluru |
59 | Institute of Excellence in Management Science | Hubli |
60 | Institute of Management Education and Research | Belgavi |
61 | International Academy of Management and Entrepreneurship | Bengaluru |
62 | International Institute of Business Studies | Bengaluru |
63 | ISBR Business School | Bengaluru |
64 | Jain College of Engineering | Belagavi |
65 | Jain University | Bengaluru |
66 | Jawaharlal Nehru College of Engineering | Shimoga |
67 | Jnana Vikas Institute of Technology | Bidadi |
68 | Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous | Bengaluru |
69 | K.L.E. College of Engineering and Technology | Belgaum |
70 | K.L.E. Society’s Institute of Management Studies and Research | Hubballi |
71 | K.S. School of Engineering and Management | Bengaluru |
72 | Kalpataru Institute of Technology | Tiptur |
73 | Karnataka College of Management | Bengaluru |
74 | KLS Gogte Institute of Technology | Belagavi |
75 | Koshys Institute of Management Studies | Bengaluru |
76 | Kristu Jayanthi College of Management and Technology | Bengaluru |
77 | Krupanidhi Group of Institutions | Bengaluru |
78 | Lingaraj Appa Engineering College | Bidar |
79 | Lorven St.Xavier’s College | Bengaluru |
80 | Management Academy for Digital Economy in India | Bengaluru |
81 | MQI College of Management | Bengaluru |
82 | M. S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences | Bengaluru |
83 | M.P Birla Institute of Management | Bengaluru |
84 | M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology | Bengaluru |
85 | Mount Carmel College | Bengaluru |
86 | Manel Srinivas Nayak Institute Of Management (MSNIM) | Mangaluru |
87 | MVJ College of Engineering | Bengaluru |
88 | Nagarjuna College of Engineering and Technology | Bengaluru |
89 | New Horizon College of Engineering | Bengaluru |
90 | Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology | Bengaluru |
91 | NSB Academy | Bengaluru |
92 | One School of Business | Bengaluru |
93 | Oxbridge Business School | Bengaluru |
94 | P.A College of Engineering | Mangaluru |
95 | Padma Shree Institute of Management Studies | Bengaluru |
96 | Patel Institute of Science and Management | Bengaluru |
97 | PES Institute of Technology and Management | Shivamoga |
98 | Pooja Bhagavat Memorial Mahajana Education Centre | Mysuru |
99 | Poorna Prajna Institute of Management | Udupi |
100 | Presidency College | Bengaluru |
101 | Presidency University | Bengaluru |
102 | Proudhadevaraya Institute of Technology | Hosapete |
103 | Ramaiah Institute of Management Studies | Bengaluru |
104 | R.V. College of Engineering | Bengaluru |
105 | R.V. Institute of Management | Bengaluru |
106 | Rajarajeshwari College of Engineering | Bengaluru |
107 | RJS Institute of Management Studies | Bengaluru |
108 | RNS Institute of Technology | Bengaluru |
109 | R.R. Institute of Advanced Studies | Bengaluru |
110 | S.J.C. Institute of Technology | Chick Ballapur |
111 | Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management | Mangaluru |
112 | Sai Vidya Institute of Technology | Bengaluru |
113 | Sambhram Academy of Management Studies | Bengaluru |
114 | SB College of Management Studies | Bengaluru |
115 | Secab Institute of Engineering and Technology | Vijayapura |
116 | Seshadripuram Institute of Management Studies | Bengaluru |
117 | Shree Devi Institute of Technology | Mangaluru |
118 | Shri Dhamashala Manjunateshwara College of Business Management | Mangaluru |
119 | Siddaganga Institute of Technology | Tumakuru |
120 | Sindhi College | Bengaluru |
121 | Sir M. Visveshwaraya Institute of Technology | Bengaluru |
122 | SJES College of Management Studies | Bengaluru |
123 | Soundarya Institute of Management Studies | Bengaluru |
124 | South East Asian Education Trust | Bengaluru |
125 | Sri Gokula College of Arts, Science and Management Studies | Kolar |
126 | Sri Siddartha Institute of Management Studies | Tumakuru |
127 | Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering | Bengaluru |
128 | Srinivas Institute of Technology | Dakshina Kannada |
129 | St. Agnes College (Autonomous) | Mangaluru |
130 | St. Aloysius Institute of Management and Information Technology | Mangaluru |
131 | St. Francis College | Bengaluru |
132 | St. Joseph Engineering College | Dakshina Kannada |
133 | Surana College | Bengaluru |
134 | SVR College of Commerce and Management Studies | Bengaluru |
135 | T. John Group of Institutions | Bengaluru |
136 | The Oxford College of Business Management | Bengaluru |
137 | The Oxford College of Engineering | Bengaluru |
138 | Veerappa Nisty Engineering College | Yadgir |
139 | Vidya Vikas Institute of Engineering and Technology | Mysuru |
140 | Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering | Mysuru |
141 | Vivekananda Institute of Management | Bengaluru |
All candidates must note that the KMAT 2024 exam will be conducted in a remote-based test-proctored mode for admission to the Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM).
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FAQs
A total of more than 135 top business schools accept the KMAT exam score for admission to the various MBA programmes.
No, all the participating colleges do not have the same cut-off in the KMAT exam. All the colleges release their respective cut-offs for the next rounds of the admission procedure.
The participating colleges will release their respective cut-offs and subsequently, call selected candidates for group discussion and later personal interviews.
Every year thousands of candidates appear for the KMAT exam to get admitted to various AICTE-approved colleges/universities for MBA programmes. To help students know well about the colleges/universities, we have provided the list of the colleges in this blog to help them prepare accordingly and ace the exam with a strategic approach. We hope candidates find it helpful and help them get admission to their desired college.
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